Solar-driven photothermal nanostructured materials designs and prerequisites for evaporation and catalysis applications

Self-Contained Monolithic Carbon Sponges for Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation Distillation and Electricity Generation

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Photoassisted methanation using Cu2O nanoparticles supported on graphene as a photocatalyst

(2017) Diego Mateo et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Bifunctional Au@TiO2 core–shell nanoparticle films for clean water generation by photocatalysis and solar evaporation

(2017) Jian Huang et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Edgeless Ag–Pt Bimetallic Nanocages: In Situ Monitor Plasmon-Induced Suppression of Hydrogen Peroxide Formation

(2017) Sheng-Chih Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Carbon-Coated Indium-Oxide Nanobelts

(2017) Yun-Xiang Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Singlet Oxygen-Engaged Selective Photo-Oxidation over Pt Nanocrystals/Porphyrinic MOF: The Roles of Photothermal Effect and Pt Electronic State

(2017) Yu-Zhen Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Self-surface charge exfoliation and electrostatically coordinated 2D hetero-layered hybrids

(2017) Min-Quan Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Magnetically recyclable self-assembled thin films for highly efficient water evaporation by interfacial solar heating

(2017) Rong Chen et al.   RSC Advances

Facile polypyrrole thin film coating on polypropylene membrane for efficient solar-driven interfacial water evaporation

(2017) Xiayun Huang et al.   RSC Advances

Accessible Graphene Aerogel for Efficiently Harvesting Solar Energy

(2017) Yang Fu et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Microporous cokes formed in zeolite catalysts enable efficient solar evaporation

(2017) Jianjian Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Rational design of a bi-layered reduced graphene oxide film on polystyrene foam for solar-driven interfacial water evaporation

(2017) Le Shi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Self-assembled spectrum selective plasmonic absorbers with tunable bandwidth for solar energy conversion

(2017) Lin Zhou et al.   Nano Energy

Ultrathin nickel boron oxide nanosheets assembled vertically on graphene: a new hybrid 2D material for enhanced photo/electro-catalysis

(2017) Min-Quan Yang et al.   Materials Horizons

Highly Efficient Near Infrared Photothermal Conversion Properties of Reduced Tungsten Oxide/Polyurethane Nanocomposites

(2017) Tolesa Chala et al.   Nanomaterials

Three-dimensional artificial transpiration for efficient solar waste-water treatment

(2017) Xiuqiang Li et al.   National Science Review

Efficient Solar-Thermal Energy Harvest Driven by Interfacial Plasmonic Heating-Assisted Evaporation

(2016) Chao Chang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bioinspired Multifunctional Paper-Based rGO Composites for Solar-Driven Clean Water Generation

(2016) Jinwei Lou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Constructing Black Titania with Unique Nanocage Structure for Solar Desalination

(2016) Guilian Zhu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Nanostructured Indium Oxide Coated Silicon Nanowire Arrays: A Hybrid Photothermal/Photochemical Approach to Solar Fuels

(2016) Laura B. Hoch et al.   ACS Nano

UV-Vis-Infrared Light Driven Thermocatalytic Activity of Octahedral Layered Birnessite Nanoflowers Enhanced by a Novel Photoactivation

(2016) Fang Liu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Bilayered Biofoam for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2016) Qisheng Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Performance Photothermal Conversion of Narrow-Bandgap Ti2O3Nanoparticles

(2016) Juan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tailoring Graphene Oxide-Based Aerogels for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under One Sun

(2016) Xiaozhen Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Surface-Plasmon-Enhanced Photodriven CO2 Reduction Catalyzed by Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Iron Nanoparticles Encapsulated by Ultrathin Carbon Layers

(2016) Huabin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Pd Nanocubes@ZIF-8: Integration of Plasmon-Driven Photothermal Conversion with a Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient and Selective Catalysis

(2016) Qihao Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanomanipulation and controlled self-assembly of metal nanoparticles and nanocrystals for plasmonics

(2016) Shangjr Gwo et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Plasmonic photothermic directed broadband sunlight harnessing for seawater catalysis and desalination

(2016) Minmin Gao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Designing a Novel Photothermal Material of Hierarchical Microstructured Copper Phosphate for Solar Evaporation Enhancement

(2016) Zhentao Hua et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Multifunctional Fe2O3–Au Nanoparticles with Different Shapes: Enhanced Catalysis, Photothermal Effects, and Magnetic Recyclability

(2016) George K. Larsen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Unraveling Surface Plasmon Decay in Core–Shell Nanostructures toward Broadband Light-Driven Catalytic Organic Synthesis

(2016) Hao Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hollow Mesoporous Plasmonic Nanoshells for Enhanced Solar Vapor Generation

(2016) Marcin S. Zielinski et al.   NANO LETTERS

Structural diversity of graphene materials and their multifarious roles in heterogeneous photocatalysis

(2016) Chuang Han et al.   Nano Today

Dealloying-based facile synthesis and highly catalytic properties of Au core/porous shell nanoparticles

(2016) Minho Kim et al.   Nanoscale

Nanostar probes for tip-enhanced spectroscopy

(2016) Woong Kim et al.   Nanoscale

Near-field dielectric scattering promotes optical absorption by platinum nanoparticles

(2016) Nan Zhang et al.   Nature Photonics

3D self-assembly of aluminium nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced solar desalination

(2016) Lin Zhou et al.   Nature Photonics

Graphene oxide-based efficient and scalable solar desalination under one sun with a confined 2D water path

(2016) Xiuqiang Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Photothermal-enhanced catalysis in core–shell plasmonic hierarchical Cu7S4 microsphere@zeolitic imidazole framework-8

(2016) Feifan Wang et al.   Chemical Science

Understanding Plasmon and Band Gap Photoexcitation Effects on the Thermal-Catalytic Oxidation of Ethanol by TiO2-Supported Gold

(2016) Tze Hao Tan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion to Solar Fuels

(2016) Kan Li et al.   ACS Catalysis

Targeting Activation of CO2and H2over Ru-Loaded Ultrathin Layered Double Hydroxides to Achieve Efficient Photothermal CO2Methanation in Flow-Type System

(2016) Jian Ren et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Synthesis of Black TiOxNanoparticles by Mg Reduction of TiO2Nanocrystals and their Application for Solar Water Evaporation

(2016) Miaomiao Ye et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Enhanced solar evaporation of water from porous media, through capillary mediated forces and surface treatment

(2016) F. M. Canbazoglu et al.   AIP Advances

Self-Floating Carbon Nanotube Membrane on Macroporous Silica Substrate for Highly Efficient Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation

(2016) Yuchao Wang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Ultrathin mesoporous Co3O4 nanosheets with excellent photo-/thermo-catalytic activity

(2016) Yali Zheng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Hydrogen-treated mesoporous WO3 as a reducing agent of CO2 to fuels (CH4 and CH3OH) with enhanced photothermal catalytic performance

(2016) Lichao Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

3DOM-LaSrCoFeO6−δ as a highly active catalyst for the thermal and photothermal reduction of CO2 with H2O to CH4

(2016) Minh Ngoc Ha et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Flexible artificially-networked structure for ambient/high pressure solar steam generation

(2016) Seyed Mohammad Sajadi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Steam generation in a nanoparticle-based solar receiver

(2016) Haichuan Jin et al.   Nano Energy

Tuning the Plasmonic Response up: Hollow Cuboid Metal Nanostructures

(2016) Aziz Genç et al.   ACS Photonics

Solar steam generation: Steam by thermal concentration

(2016) Wen Shang et al.   Nature Energy

Steam generation under one sun enabled by a floating structure with thermal concentration

(2016) George Ni et al.   Nature Energy

Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation

(2016) L. Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Theoretical Comparison of Optical Properties of Near-Infrared Colloidal Plasmonic Nanoparticles

(2016) Kai Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Floatable, Self-Cleaning, and Carbon-Black-Based Superhydrophobic Gauze for the Solar Evaporation Enhancement at the Air–Water Interface

(2015) Yiming Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Quantitative Study of the Photothermal Properties of Metallic Nanowire Networks

(2015) Alan P. Bell et al.   ACS Nano

Structure and Formation Mechanism of Black TiO2 Nanoparticles

(2015) Mengkun Tian et al.   ACS Nano

Hydrophobic Light-to-Heat Conversion Membranes with Self-Healing Ability for Interfacial Solar Heating

(2015) Lianbin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Design of a Metal Oxide-Organic Framework (MoOF) Foam Microreactor: Solar-Induced Direct Pollutant Degradation and Hydrogen Generation

(2015) Liangliang Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multifunctional Porous Graphene for High-Efficiency Steam Generation by Heat Localization

(2015) Yoshikazu Ito et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Bioinspired, Reusable, Paper-Based System for High-Performance Large-Scale Evaporation

(2015) Yanming Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Waltzing with the Versatile Platform of Graphene to Synthesize Composite Photocatalysts

(2015) Nan Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthesis and characterization of iron-based catalyst on mesoporous titania for photo-thermal F-T synthesis

(2015) Shiyong Yu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Quantifying the Efficiency of Plasmonic Materials for Near-Field Enhancement and Photothermal Conversion

(2015) Adrien Lalisse et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Full solar spectrum light driven thermocatalysis with extremely high efficiency on nanostructured Ce ion substituted OMS-2 catalyst for VOCs purification

(2015) Jingtao Hou et al.   Nanoscale

Photochemical transformations on plasmonic metal nanoparticles

(2015) Suljo Linic et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The influence of edge and corner evolution on plasmon properties and resonant edge effect in gold nanoplatelets

(2015) Xi-bin Xu et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Coupling Solar Energy into Reactions: Materials Design for Surface Plasmon-Mediated Catalysis

(2015) Ran Long et al.   Small

Billion-fold rate enhancement of urethane polymerization via the photothermal effect of plasmonic gold nanoparticles

(2015) Kaitlin M. Haas et al.   Chemical Science

Photothermal Hydrogen Production Using Noble-Metal-Free Ti@TiO2 Core–Shell Nanoparticles under Visible–NIR Light Irradiation

(2015) Sergey I. Nikitenko et al.   ACS Catalysis

Resonances of nanoparticles with poor plasmonic metal tips

(2015) Emilie Ringe et al.   Scientific Reports

The impact of surface chemistry on the performance of localized solar-driven evaporation system

(2015) Shengtao Yu et al.   Scientific Reports

Enhancing Localized Evaporation through Separated Light Absorbing Centers and Scattering Centers

(2015) Dengwu Zhao et al.   Scientific Reports

Modern Applications of Plasmonic Nanoparticles: From Energy to Health

(2015) Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Layered metal–organic framework/graphene nanoarchitectures for organic photosynthesis under visible light

(2015) Jie Xu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Prediction of photothermal phase signatures from arbitrary plasmonic nanoparticles and experimental verification

(2015) Omry Blum et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Fabrication of wheat grain textured TiO2/CuO composite nanofibers for enhanced solar H2 generation and degradation performance

(2015) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Volumetric solar heating of nanofluids for direct vapor generation

(2015) George Ni et al.   Nano Energy

Hierarchical Assembly of SnO2/ZnO Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

(2015) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Scientific Reports

Sunlight-Induced Synthesis of Various Gold Nanoparticles and Their Heterogeneous Catalytic Properties on a Paper-Based Substrate

(2014) Jun-Hyun Kim et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Tremendous Effect of the Morphology of Birnessite-Type Manganese Oxide Nanostructures on Catalytic Activity

(2014) Jingtao Hou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Efficient Coupling of Solar Energy to Catalytic Hydrogenation by Using Well-Designed Palladium Nanostructures

(2014) Ran Long et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Tunable Oxygen Activation for Catalytic Organic Oxidation: Schottky Junction versus Plasmonic Effects

(2014) Ran Long et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ni/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as a magnetically recoverable catalyst with near infrared photothermally enhanced activity

(2014) Chun-Chieh Yeh et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Enhancing Catalytic Efficiency of Hollow Palladium Nanoparticles by Photothermal Heating of Gold Nanoparticles Added to the Cavity: Palladium-Gold Nanorattles

(2014) Mahmoud A. Mahmoud et al.   ChemCatChem

Metal–organic frameworks for artificial photosynthesis and photocatalysis

(2014) Teng Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Plasmon Mapping in Au@Ag Nanocube Assemblies

(2014) Bart Goris et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Fabrication and near infrared photothermally-enhanced catalytic activity of Cu nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite

(2014) Chun-Chieh Yeh et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Nanoparticles Heat through Light Localization

(2014) Nathaniel J. Hogan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Cu7.2S4 nanocrystals: a novel photothermal agent with a 56.7% photothermal conversion efficiency for photothermal therapy of cancer cells

(2014) Bo Li et al.   Nanoscale

Kinetics of Nanobubble Generation Around Overheated Nanoparticles

(2014) Julien Lombard et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Developments in the synthesis of flat plate solar selective absorber materials via sol–gel methods: A review

(2014) Amun Amri et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Bio-Inspired Evaporation Through Plasmonic Film of Nanoparticles at the Air-Water Interface

(2014) Zhenhui Wang et al.   Small

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Design and fabrication of broadband ultralow reflectivity black Si surfaces by laser micro/nanoprocessing

(2014) Jing Yang et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Effect of Intertip Coupling on the Plasmonic Behavior of Individual Multitipped Gold Nanoflower

(2014) Achyut Maity et al.   ACS Photonics

Photomethanation of Gaseous CO2over Ru/Silicon Nanowire Catalysts with Visible and Near-Infrared Photons

(2014) Paul G. O'Brien et al.   Advanced Science

Solar Steam Nanobubbles

(2013) Albert Polman   ACS Nano

Ultrathin PEGylated W18O49Nanowires as a New 980 nm-Laser-Driven Photothermal Agent for Efficient Ablation of Cancer Cells In Vivo

(2013) Zhigang Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Bi2WO6-Based Hybrid Photocatalyst with Broad Spectrum Photocatalytic Properties under UV, Visible, and Near-Infrared Irradiation

(2013) Jian Tian et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Doped Nanocrystals as Plasmonic Probes of Redox Chemistry

(2013) Prashant K. Jain et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biodegradable Gold Nanovesicles with an Ultrastrong Plasmonic Coupling Effect for Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

(2013) Peng Huang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Heat Transfer from a Gold Nanoparticle to a Water Pool

(2013) Xiaoling Chen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Evolution of Light-Induced Vapor Generation at a Liquid-Immersed Metallic Nanoparticle

(2013) Zheyu Fang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Emerging advances in nanomedicine with engineered gold nanostructures

(2013) Joseph A. Webb et al.   Nanoscale

Compact solar autoclave based on steam generation using broadband light-harvesting nanoparticles

(2013) O. Neumann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Geometry Control and Optical Tunability of Metal–Cuprous Oxide Core–Shell Nanoparticles

(2012) Li Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Solar Vapor Generation Enabled by Nanoparticles

(2012) Oara Neumann et al.   ACS Nano

Chemically Isolating Hot Spots on Concave Nanocubes

(2012) Matthew Rycenga et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hydrophilic Cu9S5 Nanocrystals: A Photothermal Agent with a 25.7% Heat Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells in Vivo

(2011) Qiwei Tian et al.   ACS Nano

Hydrophilic Flower-Like CuS Superstructures as an Efficient 980 nm Laser-Driven Photothermal Agent for Ablation of Cancer Cells

(2011) Qiwei Tian et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solar evaporation enhancement using floating light-absorbing magnetic particles

(2011) Yao Zeng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Seedless, silver-induced synthesis of star-shaped gold/silver bimetallic nanoparticles as high efficiency photothermal therapy reagent

(2011) Liang-Chien Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Plasmonic Gold Nanocrosses with Multidirectional Excitation and Strong Photothermal Effect

(2011) Enyi Ye et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Copper Selenide Nanocrystals for Photothermal Therapy

(2011) Colin M. Hessel et al.   NANO LETTERS

Visible-light-enhanced catalytic oxidation reactions on plasmonic silver nanostructures

(2011) Phillip Christopher et al.   Nature Chemistry

Plasmonic-metal nanostructures for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy

(2011) Suljo Linic et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Localized surface plasmon resonances arising from free carriers in doped quantum dots

(2011) Joseph M. Luther et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Increasing Solar Absorption for Photocatalysis with Black Hydrogenated Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals

(2011) X. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Nanoscale Control of Optical Heating in Complex Plasmonic Systems

(2010) Guillaume Baffou et al.   ACS Nano

Transition from Isolated to Collective Modes in Plasmonic Oligomers

(2010) Mario Hentschel et al.   NANO LETTERS

Thermoplasmonics modeling: A Green’s function approach

(2010) Guillaume Baffou et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Understanding the Photothermal Conversion Efficiency of Gold Nanocrystals

(2010) Huanjun Chen et al.   Small

N,N-Dimethylformamide as a Reaction Medium for Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis

(2009) Isabel Pastoriza-Santos et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Heat generation in plasmonic nanostructures: Influence of morphology

(2009) G. Baffou et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Efficient black silicon solar cell with a density-graded nanoporous surface: Optical properties, performance limitations, and design rules

(2009) Hao-Chih Yuan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Tailoring the Structure of Nanopyramids for Optimal Heat Generation

(2009) Warefta Hasan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Metal‐nanoparticle plasmonics

(2008) M. Pelton et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews